VMware VIX API Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

BID:29552

Info

VMware VIX API Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 29552
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2008-2100
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 04 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 01 2012 07:01PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed these issues.
Vulnerable: VMWare Workstation 6.0.4
VMWare Workstation 6.0.3
VMWare Workstation 6.0.2
VMWare Workstation 6.0.1
VMWare Workstation 6.0
VMWare Workstation 5.5.6
VMWare Workstation 5.5.5
VMWare Workstation 5.5.4
VMWare Workstation 5.5.1
VMWare Workstation 5.5
VMWare Workstation 4.5.2
VMWare VIX API 1.1.4
VMWare VIX API 1.1.3
VMWare VIX API 1.1.2
VMWare VIX API 1.1.1
VMWare VIX API 1.1
VMWare Server 1.0.6
VMWare Server 1.0.5
VMWare Server 1.0.4
VMWare Server 1.0.3
VMWare Server 1.0.2
VMWare Player 2.0.4
VMWare Player 2.0.2
VMWare Player 2.0.1
VMWare Player 2.0
VMWare Player 1.0.6
VMWare Player 1.0.5
VMWare Player 1.0.4
VMWare Player 1.0.3
VMWare Player 1.0.2
VMWare Fusion 1.1.2
VMWare Fusion 1.1.1
VMWare Fusion 1.1
VMWare Fusion 1.0
VMWare ESXi Server 3.5
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.2
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1
VMWare ESX Server 3.5
VMWare ACE 2.0.3
VMWare ACE 2.0.2
VMWare ACE 2.0.1
VMWare ACE 2.0
VMWare ACE 1.0.5
VMWare ACE 1.0.4
VMWare ACE 1.0.3
VMWare ACE 1.0.2
VMWare ACE 1.0
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

VMware VIX API Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

VMware VIX API is prone to multiple buffer-overflow vulnerabilities because it fails to adequately bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it to insufficiently sized buffers.

Successfully exploiting these issues will allow attackers on guest systems to execute arbitrary code on the host computer or the service console of an ESX server. Failed exploit attempts will likely crash the application.

VMware VIX API 1.1.4 and prior versions are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

VMware VIX API Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

VMware VIX API Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor has released patches and updated product versions. Please see the references for more information.


VMWare ESXi Server 3.5

References

VMware VIX API Multiple Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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